Abstract |
The inflammatory responses in chronic airway diseases leading to emphysema are not fully defined. We hypothesised that lung eosinophilia contributes to airspace enlargement in a mouse model and to emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD).A transgenic mouse model of chronic type 2 pulmonary inflammation (I5/hE2) was used to examine eosinophil-dependent mechanisms leading to airspace enlargement. Human sputum samples were collected for translational studies examining eosinophilia and matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-12 levels in patients with chronic airways disease.Airspace enlargement was identified in I5/hE2 mice and was dependent on eosinophils. Examination of I5/hE2 bronchoalveolar lavage identified elevated MMP-12, a mediator of emphysema. We showed, in vitro, that eosinophil-derived interleukin (IL)-13 promoted alveolar macrophage MMP-12 production. Airspace enlargement in I5/hE2 mice was dependent on MMP-12 and eosinophil-derived IL-4/13. Consistent with this, MMP-12 was elevated in patients with sputum eosinophilia and computed tomography evidence of emphysema, and also negatively correlated with forced expiratory volume in 1 s.A mouse model of chronic type 2 pulmonary inflammation exhibited airspace enlargement dependent on MMP-12 and eosinophil-derived IL-4/13. In chronic airways disease patients, lung eosinophilia was associated with elevated MMP-12 levels, which was a predictor of emphysema. These findings suggest an underappreciated mechanism by which eosinophils contribute to the pathologies associated with asthma and COPD.
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Authors | Alfred D Doyle, Manali Mukherjee, William E LeSuer, Tyler B Bittner, Saif M Pasha, Justin J Frere, Joseph L Neely, Jake A Kloeber, Kelly P Shim, Sergei I Ochkur, Terence Ho, Sarah Svenningsen, Benjamin L Wright, Matthew A Rank, James J Lee, Parameswaran Nair, Elizabeth A Jacobsen |
Journal | The European respiratory journal
(Eur Respir J)
Vol. 53
Issue 5
(05 2019)
ISSN: 1399-3003 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 30728205
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright ©ERS 2019. |
Chemical References |
- Interleukin-13
- Interleukin-4
- MMP12 protein, human
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
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Topics |
- Aged
- Animals
- Asthma
(immunology, pathology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eosinophils
(immunology, pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Interleukin-13
(immunology)
- Interleukin-4
(immunology)
- Macrophages, Alveolar
(pathology)
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
(immunology)
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Pneumonia
(etiology, immunology, pathology)
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
(diagnosis, immunology, pathology)
- Pulmonary Emphysema
(etiology, immunology, pathology)
- Regression Analysis
- Respiratory System
(physiopathology)
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